To maintain effective 9-1-1 response; retaining firefighters and police officers; addressing homelessness; fixing streets; maintaining parks, youth and senior services, and unrestricted general revenue purposes; shall the sales tax be increased one and one half (1.5) cents until 2029 providing approximately $60 million dollars annually, then reduced to one (1) cent providing approximately $40 million dollars annually, until 2039, requiring annual audits, citizens oversight and for Santa Ana use only?
2, Orange County • 2018 • M
Passed
Result: 57.7% yes, 42.3% no (58,004 votes cast)
AI-generated plain-language summary
This measure increased the sales tax by 1.5 cents until 2029, then reduced it to 1 cent until 2039, to fund emergency services, police, firefighters, homelessness programs, street repairs, parks, and other city services. The tax is projected to generate approximately $60 million annually initially, then $40 million annually after 2029, with required annual audits and citizen oversight.